Toy support



y 1951 H. A. FEIGELMAN 2,562,606

TOY SUPPORT Filed Feb. 28, 1946 HfAMA/V A. Ff/GEL MA/i/ AWE/Wye Patented July 31, 1 951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 5 Claims.

This invention relates to supporting or display platforms utilized in connection with toys or other articles.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an eflicient, economical and practical platform or the like for supporting and/or displaying articles such as, for example, toy figures.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a platform and/or support made of a single blank and having a plurality of folded and cut-out sections adapted to hold articles per se or mountings upon which articles may be mounted.

It is yet a further object of the present invention to provide a mounting or stand for the arti- By means of the crease H a side flap I6 is provided and by means of the crease I4 a side flap I! is provided. The fold line or crease H] which is intermediate and aligned with the end edges I9, of the respective flaps I6, I'I produces the end flap 20a. A similar end flap 2| is provided, which is joined to the body portion 22 by the fold line or crease 23,

A body extension 24 is hinged to the body portion 22 by the fold line 25, the blank being cut at 26 and 21 to separate side-ends of body excle co-operating with a platform or display base and in part hereinafter indicated. In connection J therewith is the following analysis of this invention.

This invention accordingly consists in'the features of construction, combination of parts'and in the unique relations of the members and in the relative proportioning and disposition thereof, all as more completely outlined herein. 7

To enable others skilled in the art so fully to comprehend the underlying features thereof that they may embody the same by the numerous modifications in structure and relation contemplated by this invention, a drawing depicting certain forms of the invention has been annexed as a part of this disclosure, and in such drawing, like characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout all the views, of which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a blank made in accordance with the invention; Fig. 2 is a View of the blank of Fig. 1 set up to constitute a platform and having applied thereto a mounting or supportfor a figure, shown in broken lines, another figure shown in broken lines, being supported by said platform;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a mounting or support cooperable with said platform, drawn to a larger scale;

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the support of Fig. 3, shown in erected position; and

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the support of Fig. 3 in erected position and assembled on the base.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the numeral l I] indicates a blank having the longitudinal score lines or creases ll connecting the side edges I2 and I3; The longitudinal fold line or crease I4 is aligned with the side edge I5.

tension 24.

Cut 2! is preferably made so that a notch 28 is formed in body portion 22 and a corresponding projection 29 in extension 24.

Body'portion 22 is provided with a plurality of maintaining or sustaining means generally indi-' cated by the numeral 30, each of said means comprising oppositely disposed spaced apart side fiaps 3| hinged to the body portion 22 by the fold lines 32 and an end flap 33 hinged to body portion 22 by the fold line 34.

Flap 33 is preferably made arcuate at its free end 35, the contiguous edges thereto of flaps 3| being preferably likewise arcuate.

Retaining means, such as that indicated by the numeral 40, may be formed at one or more locations on the body portion 22. Each retaining means 40 is formed of a pair of T-shaped flaps 4! each having an edge of the head portion 43 thereof integral with the body 22 along the fold line 42. The relatively narrow stems 44 of the T-shaped flaps 4! extend toward each other and confront along the cut 44a. The flaps M then form tabs 420. on each of the opposite sides of the stems 44.

The body extension 24 is provided with one or more preferably irregularly shaped openings, 50, 5E and the parallel spaced apart fold lines 52,53, and. 54.

In setting up the platform or display stand for use, the longitudinal flaps I6 and I! are folded backwards against the underface of body portion 22. The flaps IE and I1 constitute a bottom for the maintaining means 30 and 40, so

that an article such as the figure F (shown in broken lines) may have its base B inserted under flaps 3| and 33 and over the bottom thus formed by the flaps I6, I1. It will also be possible to make oneof the flaps, say I'I, wider than the other so that the flaps may overlap when in folded position.

It is understood that in lieu of having the sustaining means 30 and 40 support the figure or article directly, a mounting or stand may be provided which would be sustained by the means 30 or 40 and the figure or article to be displayed mounted on such member.

One suitable mounting member is shown in Figs. 3 and 4 and generally indicated by the numeral 80, which is adapted to be sustained in operable position by the means Mi. Member 68 has a central section 6| tapering towards both its ends, the latter having hinged thereto by the fold line am, the end tabs 52. Tabs 62 preferably extend endwisely from the extremities of central portion 6|. Portion 6| is provided with a preferably irregularly shaped opening 63 and spaced apart parallel fold lines 64. Member 60 is folded along the lines 6m and 64 and inserted on platform P with the tabs 62 under the portions 43 of flaps 4| and under tabs 42a with the reduced extensions or stems 44 of the flaps 4| projecting within the space formed between the spaced apart vertical sides 65, it being understood that the reduced portions of member 6|, shown here on a larger scale than sustaining means 40 (Fig 1), will just fit between the two wide portions 43 of the latter, thus securely locking the mounting 60 to the platform. As is seen in Fig. 2 the character Fa shown in broken lines and representing a horse, is retained in folded member 60 such that the lower middle portion of the horse is received in the opening 63. The legs of the character Fb shown in broken lines and representing a soldier mounted on the horse Fa, extend through the lateral portions 66 of opening 63.

Referring to the body extension 24, it will be noted that in the example shown in the drawing, openings 50, are substantially identical with the opening 63 of Fig. 3. So that, whereas member 60, which is locked in position by means of tabs 4|, 42 is utilized for the purpose of supporting or retaining Fa and FD, the said characters may be mounted directly on the body extension 24. For this purpose the body extension 24 is folded along the lines 25, 52, 53 and 54, the sections 24a of Fig. 1 becoming the vertical walls 24a of Fig. 2. The tab extension 29 rests on the body 22 when the platform is folded as clearly seen in Fig. 2.

From the foregoing it is evident that there has been provided herein a folding support comprising two blanks, one of said blanks comprising a main body section 22, an auxiliary body section 24 hinged to main body section 22, lateral sections l6, l1 hinged to main body section 22, end sections 28a, 2| hinged to the main body section, the main body section having a plurality of portions 30, each of said portions comprising a pair of spaced parallel tabs 3|, hinged to the main body section 22 and a tab 33, hinged to the main body section disposed adjacent to and at a right angle with respect to parallel tabs 3|, the adjacent edges of said tabs being substantially arcuate, as indicated at 35, main body section 22 further having at leastone other portion 40 comprising a pair of opposed T-shaped tabs 4| hinged to the main body section, main body section 22 having extensions 42a adjacent said T-shaped tabs 4|, the auxiliary body section 24 having spaced parallel score lines 52 and at least one opening 50 or 5| provided at said score lines and extending beyond said score lines, the other blank 60 having spaced parallel score lines 64 and an opening 63 provided at and extending beyond the score lines 64, blank cooperating with tabs 4| and extensions 42a.

Although the drawing, and the above specification disclose the best mode in which I have contemplated embodying my invention, I desire in no way to be limited to the details of such disclosure, for in the further practical application of my invention many changes in the forms and proportions may be made as circumstances require or experience suggests without departing from the spirit of the invention within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A support comprising a platform, a pair of T-shaped flaps, each of said flaps including a head and a stem extending at right angles to said head member, said fiaps being oppositely disposed with the heads thereof being hingedly connected to said platform, a pair of oppositely disposed tabs on said platform extending towards the stems of said flaps between the heads of the latter, and a mounting including oppositely extending end tabs on the lower end thereof adapted to engage under said first mentioned tabs and under the heads of said flaps for securing said mounting to said platform.

2. A support comprising a platform, a pair of T-shaped flaps, each of said flaps including a head and a stem extending at right angles to said head and from the center thereof, said flaps being disposed with the stems thereof extending towards each other with the heads thereof being hingedly connected to said platform, a pair of oppositely disposed tabs on said platform extending between the heads of said flaps on opposite sides of the stems thereof, and a mounting including means on the lower end thereof engaging under said tabs and under the ends of the heads of said flaps for securing said mounting on said platform.

3. A support according to claim 2, wherein said means on the lower end of said mounting includes a pair of oppositely extending tabs, the central portions of said mounting tabs engaging under said platform tabs, and the opposite end portions of said mounting tabs engaging under the heads of said T-shaped flaps.

4. A support according to claim 2, wherein said mounting is formed of an inverted U-shaped member, and said means includes oppositely extending tabs on the lower ends of the side legs of said member adapted to engage under said Platform tabs and the heads of said T-shaped flaps, the stems of said flaps engaging between the side legs of said member to thereby lock said mounting upon said platform.

5. A support according to claim 4, wherein said member is formed with an article receiving opening in the upper end thereof.

HERMAN A. FEIGELMAN.

REFERENCES CITED UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Russell Mar, 2, 1897 Number 

